Miss Alabama 2022: Talent, evening wear winners of Wednesday’s preliminary

Miss Alabama 2022 hasn’t been topped but, however this yr’s competitors kicked off Wednesday evening with a preliminary spherical in Birmingham.

Forty ladies are vying for the state title, together with scholarship cash and the possibility to maneuver on to the Miss America pageant.

Preliminary occasions held this week — Wednesday via Friday at Samford College’s Wright Heart — will give every contestant an opportunity to strut her stuff in expertise, night put on and on-stage interview segments.

Preliminaries additionally assist to find out the semi-finalists who’ll compete on Saturday within the pageant finale. Lauren Bradford, Miss Alabama 2021, will crown her successor that night.

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Wednesday’s preliminary winners had been:

• Lindsay Fincher, Miss College of Alabama, and Kate Webb, Miss North Jefferson Space, tied for the highest rating within the expertise competitors. Fincher, 22, carried out a jazz dance routine to “Bossa Nova Child.” She attends the College of Alabama, majoring in dance and political science. Her social influence initiative is Catalyst: Arts for All. Webb, 22, sang “My Man” from “Humorous Woman.” She attends Samford College, majoring in psychology. Her social influence initiative is Arts for Alzheimer’s.
• Ibby Dickson, Miss Jefferson County, earned the highest rating within the purple carpet competitors. Dickson, 21, attends the College of North Alabama, majoring in information media. Her social influence initiative is Mentoring Issues.

Total, every contestant receives a preliminary rating that’s based mostly on the next classes: expertise (35 p.c), personal interview (35 p.c), on-stage interview and social influence pitch (15 p.c), purple carpet (15 p.c). Crimson carpet is the brand new wording for the night put on class, the Miss Alabama group says. Non-public interview segments are held off stage, earlier within the day.

Judges for this yr are Jim Montgomery, Natalie Nudo, Molly Hazlett Simmons, Hannah Smith Bohn and Dave Morgan.

Wednesday’s preliminary occasion included performances by Hailey Adams, Miss Alabama’s Excellent Teen 2022, and former Miss Alabama winners akin to Tiara Pennington (Miss Alabama 2019-2020) and Jamie Langley Henderson (Miss Alabama 2007).

Miss Alabama has been celebrating its one hundredth anniversary in quite a lot of methods this yr, together with a live performance in March, luncheons in April, a gala in Might and a cookbook printed in March.

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Two centennial quilts have been created, as effectively, utilizing T-shirt squares that symbolize the themes of assorted Miss Alabama productions courting again to 1982. The quilts have been autographed by a number of former Miss Alabama winners, they usually’ll go to the best bidders in a silent public sale that runs via the preliminary competitions.

IF YOU GO:

The Miss Alabama 2022 competitors is ready for June 29-July 2 on the Wright Heart of Samford College, 872 Montague Drive, Birmingham. Preliminary competitions are set for Wednesday via Friday, June 29-July 1, at 7 p.m. The finals are scheduled for Saturday, July 2, at 7 p.m.

Single tickets are $39-$48 Wednesday via Friday, $53-$55 on Saturday. ($65 tickets for Saturday are offered out.) Season tickets (for all 4 nights) are $95-$135. Go to the Miss Alabama web site or name 205-871-6276 for more information.

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